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I was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on how WannaCry might have played out if the EU GDPR had been in effect at the time of the attacks. You can read the article in the WSJ’s Cyber Security section.

Warning that new regulations will give Google, Apple, and Facebook too much control of advertising and personal data Source: Publishers call for rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws | Media | The Guardian The current ePrivacy Regulation draft heavily favors first party relationships and drives a truck into the business model of third-party…

Aging and complex IT systems could scupper demand for an overhaul within a year. Source: Banks concerned over being able to meet EU data protection deadline GDPR? What? What’s this? Where did this come from? Have we known about this? We have? Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? You did? I didn’t listen?…

Facebook Group violates Dutch data protection law. That is the conclusion of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens; hereinafter: DPA) after its investigation into the processing of personal data of 9.6 million Facebook users in the Netherlands. The company breaches Dutch data protection law including by giving users insufficient information about the use of…

France’s privacy watchdog slapped Facebook with a $165,000 fine on allegations the social media giant’s privacy policy breaches French law, the latest setback for the company in Europe where it is hounded by multiple legal and regulatory battles. Source: Facebook Fined by French Privacy Watchdog Over Data – WSJ

More than a dozen hospitals and health practices around England were affected by a widespread technological failure, which was suspected of being caused by a large-scale cyberattack. Source: English Public Hospital System Hit by Suspected Cyberattack – WSJ

At the onset of the U.K.’s International Fintech Conference, Philip Hammond of Her Majesty’s Treasury says that as the U.K. prepares for Brexit, its designation as the top place to build a fintech firm “can become an even stronger advantage as we build a global Britain where we can take our talent and ideas to…